Better to have your friend download demos of both programs and try them both (be sure to have him do the tutorials).
Both can produce professional looking output. Sibelius is easy to get the first 90% of professional output ready to print. It is difficult to get that final 10% of detail just the way you want it (impossible in some instances -- articulations are movable vertically but not horizontally, for example.) Finale is only slightly more difficult to get that first 90% of professional output, but it allows full control so you can get the final 10% just as you want it.
Finale provides several ways of accomplishing many different things, while Sibelius provides only one way often. And as long as you are satisfied with the results of that one way, you are all set. With Finale you can usually get the results you want with one of the several ways, but some people find remember the different ways of accomplishing the same thing to be hard to remember.
In the final analysis, both programs work very well and are definitely suited for different working styles.
Until your friend tries both, he/she won't know which working style will be best.
There is a Sibelius list at groups.yahoo.com which is as helpful as this group is, so your friend should join both groups and get a feel for what gets discussed and the sorts of problems each program might have.
David H. Bailey
Ron McGee wrote:
hi all! a friend asked me for some opinions on differences/advantages of finale and sibelius. i looked on tobias' page and saw his comparison had been removed. does anyone else know of a head-to-head comparison whose results i could share?
thank you!
ron mcgee
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